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Jersey City gets 26 new firefighters

Associated Press
12:47 p.m. EDT July 25, 2014

Cadets are seen thorough a barrier at city hall during a ceremony in which they were sworn in as Jersey City Fire Department firefighters, Friday, July 25, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. Tara Walker was among the 26 members of the 61st class in the fire department's 143-year history, making her the first black woman to be named firefighter in the department's history.(Photo: AP)